Willow Grange Farm
3 fish species: Bitterling, Roach, Rudd
Fish records for anglers
Old West River
Explore 22 fish species recorded at 10 places along the river from 1988 to 2023.
Records updated10 August 2026Most recent survey: 2023
- Fish species
- 22
- Places surveyed
- 10
- Survey visits
- 92
- Records span
- 1988–2023
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See where fish were found
10 of 10 places shown
Choose a point on the map to see what was recorded there.
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Fish in this river
Species recorded
Choose a fish to highlight the places where surveyors found it.
| Fish | Places found | Survey visits | Last recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perca fluviatilis | 10 | 89 | 13 Sept 2023 |
| Rutilus rutilus | 10 | 88 | 15 Sept 2023 |
| Esox lucius | 10 | 87 | 13 Sept 2023 |
| Rhodeus sericeus | 10 | 57 | 15 Sept 2023 |
| Tinca tinca | 10 | 49 | 14 Sept 2017 |
| Alburnus alburnus | 10 | 39 | 13 Sept 2023 |
| Abramis brama | 9 | 73 | 7 Sept 2023 |
| Abramis bjoerkna | 9 | 63 | 7 Sept 2023 |
| Scardinius erythrophthalmus | 9 | 55 | 15 Sept 2023 |
| Anguilla anguilla | 9 | 48 | 14 Sept 2017 |
| Gymnocephalus cernuus | 8 | 79 | 7 Sept 2023 |
| Sander lucioperca | 8 | 58 | 14 Sept 2017 |
| Gobio gobio | 8 | 52 | 13 Sept 2023 |
| Leuciscus leuciscus | 6 | 12 | 15 Sept 2017 |
| Cobitis taenia | 6 | 12 | 14 Sept 2017 |
| Barbatula barbatula | 5 | 9 | 6 Sept 2023 |
| Cottus gobio | 4 | 5 | 14 Sept 2017 |
| Platichthys flesus | 3 | 9 | 30 Sept 2003 |
| Leuciscus cephalus | 3 | 5 | 17 Sept 2009 |
| Cyprinus carpio | 3 | 5 | 14 Sept 2017 |
| Gasterosteus aculeatus | 3 | 4 | 15 Sept 2017 |
| Osmerus eperlanus | 1 | 1 | 22 Nov 1996 |
These totals show where a species has been recorded, not how many are in the river today.
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About this page
Useful context
This page follows survey locations along the main Old West River. Tributaries and unrelated rivers with similar names are kept separate.
The map shows past fish records, not fishing access or a promise of what you’ll catch today.
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